D Transmitting A Position Request Call - Icom IC-M603 Instruction Manual

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DSC OPERATION

D Transmitting a Position Request call

Transmit a Position Request call when you want to know a
specific ship's current position, etc.
q Enter "Position Request" in DSC menu.
DSC Menu
(Push [MENU])
w Rotate [SELECTOR] to select the desired pre-programmed
individual address or "Manual Input," push [ENT].
• The ID code can be set in advance. (p. 16)
• When "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9-digit MMSI
number for the individual you wish to call with the keypad.
Select Address
Manual Input
John
˘Paul
George
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
e Push [ENT] to transmit the Position Request call.
• If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the chan-
nel becomes clear.
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➪ Position Request
(Rotate [SELECTOR], then push [ENT].)
--DSC Menu--
≥
--DSC Menu--
POS Request Ready
r After the Position Request call has been transmitted, the
following indication is displayed.
Position Request
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
<CLR˘Exit>
t Push [CLR] to return to the previous indication before en-
tering the DSC menu.
• Even if [CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically
returns to the previous indication after 2 sec. of inactivity.